15.374 - MIT GradEl

Program

Curriculum

15.374
Organizing for Innovation

Spring

15.374 Organizing for Innovation
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Graduate (Spring); first half of term
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-3
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Builds an understanding of what it means for an organization to ‘manage’ innovation. Subject has four parts: the sources of innovation (from the research lab, to local innovation ecosystems, to open innovation); motivating technical or/and creative professionals (incentives, structure, and culture); organizing the innovation process (from the study product development processes to R&D portfolios to building an experimental capacity); and emphasizing the connection between the management of innovation and competitive strategy.
P. Azoulay